Welcome to my collection of Historical and Commemorative Medals. At this site you will find images, descriptions and historical commentaries of over 500 medals, both European and American, dating from the 16th through the 19th centuries.   I hope you enjoy the art as well as the history these medals represent.

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 VIDEOS ON MEDALS

Medallic History of Religious Intolerance
Benjamin Weiss

Hunting the Wild Aftercast: Confessions of a Medal Collector
Stephen Scher

The Lore & Lure of American Medals
Q. David Bowers

Jewish-American Hall of Fame Medals
Mel Wacks

Medallic History of the War of 1812:
Catalyst for Destruction of the American Indian Nations  (Free e-book)
by Benjamin Weiss

Medals of the Glorious Revolution: The Influence of Catholic-Protestant Antagonism
by Benjamin Weiss

Anti-Semitic Bigotry: A Retrospective As Chronicled by Commemorative Medals
(Free e-book) 
by Benjamin Weiss

Anti-Semitic Bigotry as Chronicled by Historical Medals
by Benjamin Weiss

How a German Became King of England: Part I: A Medallic History of Religious Conflicts in Britain
by Benjamin Weiss

How a German Became King of England: Part II:  Hanoverian Dynasty Incites Jacobite Rebellions
by Benjamin Weiss

Medal Commemorating the Visit of Sultan Abdul Aziz to London, Revisited
by Benjamin Weiss

MEDALLIC HISTORY OF RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL INTOLERANCE: MEDALS AS INSTRUMENTS FOR PROMOTING BIGOTRY
 by Benjamin Weiss